21.   In an effort to look responsible, Powers has suggested that the commission take aim at campaign finance reform and consider nonpartisan elections and full-time council members.

22.   In fact, when the commission took up the audits at a meeting this month, the two Republicans and at least one Democrat expressed skepticism about the findings.

23.   In other countries, like Chile, such commissions have simply taken testimony from victims in private.

24.   It was the second time this year that the commission has taken such an action.

25.   Lauder, she said, declined to comment until the commission had taken a position on the cases.

26.   Mayor Richard Riordan said the commission is taking steps to reverse the decline.

27.   Nor has my public notice yet been issued indicating that the commission has taken final action on these applications pursuant to the notation voting process.

28.   Nor would he discuss any possible actions the commission might take against Merrill Lynch.

29.   Officials at the FCC said that the commission would probably take into account the smaller market share of MCI and Sprint in scrutinizing a deal with a regional Bell.

30.   Pound, who had yet to examine any of the related documents, declined to comment on what action his commission might take.